Tuesday, June 14, 2005

New law

The people who have been demanding the death penalty for people who rape
a and murder children only got a tougher sex offender law today, without
the death penalty bit.
First offense is 10 years in prison. Those who refuse treatment must
serve their full sentence.
Second offense is life in prison without parole.
I call that tough. The newsreporter questioned how is Iowa going to pay
in order to keep these people in jail the rest of their long lives.
Making laws to please the public is one thing, enforcement is other.

I know some people favor death penalty for all sorts of crimes so the
criminal can't repeat their crime. I would like those people to visit
Tombstone, Arizona and observe the graveyard. I noticed in my
grandparents' pictures that there are REAL graves with signs saying
"Hung by Mistake". One such grave had the name George Johnson. I am glad
I do not live in a world of lynch mobs who hang accused people in fits
of rage, then decide later "Oopsy, maybe we were wrong". Post later.
Bye!

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